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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takuto Kawahara, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image generation apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain image data obtained by capturing images of an image capturing region in a plurality of directions with a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, wherein the image capturing region includes a flat specific object which is seen as a 3D object when viewed in a predetermined direction, an information obtaining unit configured to obtain viewpoint information indicating a position and a direction of a virtual viewpoint, a deformation unit configured to deform the specific object by image processing so that the specific object is seen as a 3D object in a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the position and the direction of the virtual viewpoint indicated by the obtained viewpoint information, and a generation unit configured to generate the virtual viewpoint image based on the obtained image data and a result of the deformation of the specific object.